El Torro in Utrecht

Puffin13 · Post by **Puffin13** » Mon 6th Oct 2008 02:17 pm

I just found out today that the deal has finally gone through. The owner of The Noon and Mellow Yellow now also owns El Torro, Oude Gracht 78. I was told that the menu will be similar to the other 2 shops; ie Super Silver Haze, Blueberry, etc.
The current opening time is 1200. That will be changing to 0900 or 1000 opening and the name may change as well to Noon 2.

I think this will be a very positive change for the coffeeshop and for Utrecht. Peace.

aaron · Post by **aaron** » Mon 6th Oct 2008 09:22 pm

Interesting, Utrecht needs a place with a better menu now Sarasani has gone.

That said the current owners of El Torro make a damn good coffee and the amnesia is always well cured and trimmed.

When will the change take place?

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Mon 6th Oct 2008 09:28 pm

Cool. Good enough reason to visit Utrecht. Never been.

Kermit · Post by **Kermit** » Mon 6th Oct 2008 10:30 pm

geoffk wrote:Cool. Good enough reason to visit Utrecht. Never been.

Yeh same here.
nice1

Boner · Post by **Boner** » Mon 6th Oct 2008 11:33 pm

The sunken canals are enough to make Utrecht worthy of a visit.

Puffin13 · Post by **Puffin13** » Tue 7th Oct 2008 06:15 am

aaron wrote:When will the change take place?

The change was beginning to take place yesterday evening. They were planning on who was going to work there, the changes that would be made, etc. I doubt this will all happen at once, as the owner is sometimes a little slow to implement changes. But I'm sure he will want to get it done very soon. Peace.

sh@dy · Post by **sh@dy** » Tue 7th Oct 2008 05:21 pm

OMGOMGOMGOGMGOMGOMGOMGOMG I CANT BELIEVE IT! mellow yellow weed much nearer to us than amsterdam. hope this way I can go there more often for a nice strong haze

this is the best news in the last few months!

aaron · Post by **aaron** » Tue 7th Oct 2008 09:53 pm

Thanks Puffin.

Yes the sunken canals, beautiful architecture and current coffeeshops make Utrecht wirth visiting anyway.

I cant wait until im next down to check El Torro, will be interesting to see what they do with the place.

Puffin13 · Post by **Puffin13** » Mon 13th Oct 2008 06:12 am

I found out over the weekend that El Torro now carries the strain S5. This strain was twice a 1st place winner, also placed 3rd once and was overall winner of the Highlife Cup 2008. I had the pleasure of sampling it and must say that it is a very nice smoke.

Another haze to brighten your day.

Peace.

aaron · Post by **aaron** » Mon 13th Oct 2008 06:28 pm

Puffin13 wrote:I found out over the weekend that El Torro now carries the strain S5. This strain was twice a 1st place winner, also placed 3rd once and was overall winner of the Highlife Cup 2008. I had the pleasure of sampling it and must say that it is a very nice smoke. Another haze to brighten your day. Peace.

Sweet, so how has it changed inside?

I Cant pop back in until December

Puffin13 · Post by **Puffin13** » Wed 15th Oct 2008 05:59 am

aaron wrote:
Puffin13 wrote:I found out over the weekend that El Torro now carries the strain S5. This strain was twice a 1st place winner, also placed 3rd once and was overall winner of the Highlife Cup 2008. I had the pleasure of sampling it and must say that it is a very nice smoke. Another haze to brighten your day. Peace.
Sweet, so how has it changed inside?

I Cant pop back in until December

I havent had the pleasure of visiting the shop yet, aaron. I will give my opinion once I have seen it. It sure didnt look like much from the outside but the new owner will probably change that.

Peace.

aaron · Post by **aaron** » Sun 19th Oct 2008 06:55 pm

haha, that old net curtain in the window needed a wash but it was ok inside.

Enjoy yourself when you go, I have my tickets booked for december and ill arrive in utrecht very early so I hope the earlier opening times are true!

As always thanks for the info Puffin

Puffin13 · Post by **Puffin13** » Mon 20th Oct 2008 05:22 am

aaron wrote:haha, that old net curtain in the window needed a wash but it was ok inside.

Enjoy yourself when you go, I have my tickets booked for december and ill arrive in utrecht very early so I hope the earlier opening times are true!

As always thanks for the info Puffin

As always, your most welcome.

If I hear about a change in opening times, I'll be sure and post it. Peace.

aaron · Post by **aaron** » Mon 22nd Dec 2008 06:28 pm

BUMP! as I know theres a few people who like Utrecht on here:

Building work is in full swing but dont be put off by the guys hammering and sawing near the door, the shop is open (looks like it may be a while before its fully refurbished though, they appear to be gutting it!).

Pretty claustraphobic with the builders so I didnt stay,new staff friendly and polite and menu one of the best in this city. I worked my way through most of it and wasnt dissapointed by anything, but the prices are higher than other shops in the city. Quite a few hazes on the menu aswell.

This is a good thing for Utrecht sine Sarasani closed, and anybody who has been here before will see a significant improvement since the new owners took over. I just hope a smoking room is included in the refurb

Thanks to Puffin for the heads up & Lem feel free to update the entry on the main page with this if you like.

and Merry Christmas all!

sh@dy · Post by **sh@dy** » Mon 22nd Dec 2008 11:08 pm

@aaron: does it have the same menu as mellow yellow/Noon? ( http://www.black-arts.org/~reatta/Menus ... 8Doody.jpg )